informedin‧formed /ɪnˈfɔːmd $ -ɔːr-/ ●○○ adjective 
Informed sources said it was likely that the president would make a televised statement.well-informed/ill-informed I became reasonably well-informed about the subject.2informed decision/choice/judgment etc a decision etc that is based on knowledge of a subject or situation: Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.3keep somebody informed to give someone the latest news and details about a situation: Please keep me fully informed of any developments.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an informed public
- The report was confirmed by informed sources within the government.
Longman Language Activatorto tell someone the most recent information
to give someone regular information about decisions, events etc, so that they know exactly what is happening: · I want to know what you decide, so keep me informed.keep sb informed of/about: · We'll be keeping you informed of any new developments.· The doctor should be kept informed about any changes in your child's condition.keep somebody fully/well informed: · During the strike, the media kept the public fully informed about the situation.· Parents have complained that we are not keeping them very well informed of their children's progress.
to give someone regular information about what has been happening most recently: · We publish a weekly newsletter to keep everyone up to date.keep sb up to date with/on: · She reads the newspaper every day to keep herself up to date with financial affairs.· the magazine that keeps you up to date on all the latest in rock and pop
to tell someone about things that have happened recently, which they do not know about because they have not talked to you for quite a long time or they have been somewhere else: · You didn't miss much - I'll fill you in laterfill sb in on: · Marjorie filled us in on all the latest gossip.· Please can someone fill me in on anything I've missed?fill somebody in on what/where/when etc: · Bob filled me in on what he had been doing since we last met.
to give someone all the necessary information about a situation, so that they know exactly what is happening or so that they are prepared for something that they have to do: · Police officers were briefed before going out to arrest the suspects.be fully/well briefed: · Make sure that the PR department are fully briefed on their role.· It was clear the witness had been well briefed.brief somebody on/about something: · You'll be picked up from here tomorrow night and briefed on what you have to do.· DeGaulle flew back to England to be briefed about the invasion that was about to begin.
informal to tell someone all the information they need to know about a situation: · "Have you heard about the deal with IBM?" "Yes, John's just been giving me the low-down."give sb the low-down on: · The travel reporter was giving the low-down on the evening's traffic chaos.
to tell someone the things that have happened concerning a particular piece of work, plan, or situation since they last saw you: · Let me give you an update on the trial.· Can you give me an update on any policy changes there've been since we last spoke?
to officially tell someone about what has been happening in a particular area of work, especially because it is your job to do so: · Is there anything to report?report to somebody on something: · Nicky reports to me on any new developments in the relevant technological fields.report back (to somebody): · The delegation will report back to Congress on the situation inside China.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I became reasonably well-informed about the subject. Please keep me fully informed of any developments.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I became reasonably well-informed about the subject. Please keep me fully informed of any developments. (=a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something)· The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.
(=based on full information about what will happen)· The men took part in this study after giving informed consent.
(=a guess based on things that you know are correct)· Stockbrokers try to make educated guesses as to which stocks will do well.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Ensuring that patients participating in drug trials give fully informed consent will need careful handling.· After fully informed consent was obtained eligible patients were registered by phone at the central statistical office at the University of Vienna.· In almost all cases testing may only be done with the fully informed consent of the person being tested.· Local ethical committee approval was obtained, and all patients had given fully informed consent to the procedures.
· With growing success has also come a more informed understanding of the quality of life.· As more and more concerned organisations make their voice heard, the greater is our chance for a more informed society.
NOUN· The view is that a consent is not valid unless the patient has enough information to make an informed choice.· Information is vital Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.· Vocational Studies allow students to make an informed choice of career options.· And now supermarkets throughout the country are helping the shopper to make more informed choices.· The exam league table is supposed to help parents make well informed choices for their children.· Whatever choices are offered to voters and however they are assessed they must be informed choices.· Democracy ought to entail the free exercise of informed choice.· A full examination of the application will lead to an informed choice, and optimum performance.
· Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before the study.· All subjects gave informed consent for the study, which was approved by the local ethical committee.· Who's afraid of informed consent?· The study was approved by the ethics committee of our university and informed consent was obtained from all patients and healthy volunteers.· After fully informed consent was obtained eligible patients were registered by phone at the central statistical office at the University of Vienna.· The studies were approved by the ethics committee, and all volunteers gave written informed consent.· Under the relevant sections it states that the patient's informed consent is required before certain designated treatments can be carried out.· This study received approval from our local Ethical Committee and all patients provided written, informed consent.
· This will help them to make better informed decisions on behalf of the company, its shareholders and employees worldwide.· The answers should enable purchasers of health care to make an informed decision on the subject.· The psychological advantages or disadvantages on woman and fetus must be addressed and researched so that informed decisions can still be made.· It is designed to help each applicant to make an informed decision before applying for a particular programme of study.· However, the constable's decision, in my judgment, must be an informed decision.· It helps you to make informed decisions about your career choice.· We do so to make available to ordinary people this crucial information so that they can make informed decisions about their health care.· Commercial intelligence is essential for informed decision making.
· Everything I've said here is merely my informed opinion based on my own experience against a limited selection of foes.· I can offer an objective view, an informed opinion.· The Reports were published amidst a general expectation among informed opinion that the Poor Law would indeed be reformed or abolished.· The 1914-18 War radicalized informed opinion on educational matters.· More usually the Committee is synthesizing informed opinion on a particular proposal.· In Britain, most people with an informed opinion would assent to it enthusiastically.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- And now supermarkets throughout the country are helping the shopper to make more informed choices.
- As with a question of fact, the more informed judgement could be the mistaken one.
- Information is vital Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.
- Micky Burns from the players' union advises and assists on the options to help them make informed choices about their futures.
- The view is that a consent is not valid unless the patient has enough information to make an informed choice.
- They provide young people with career exploration and counseling so they can make more informed decisions about their academic and occupational goals.
- This brochure empowers sufferers with knowledge to make informed decisions about their headache care.
- Who, we also want students to make well, informed decisions and that there are particular places like the 0.
- During the strike, the media kept the public fully informed about the situation.
- I want to know what you decide, so keep me informed.
- Parents have complained that we are not keeping them very well informed of their children's progress.
- Please keep me fully informed of any new developments.
- The doctor should be kept informed about any changes in your child's condition.
- We'll be keeping you informed of any new developments.
WORD FAMILYnouninformantinformationinformermisinformationdisinformationadjectiveinformative ≠ uninformativeinformed ≠ uninformedverbinformmisinformadverbinformatively
1having a lot of knowledge or information about a particular subject or situation: Informed sources said it was likely that the president would make a televised statement.well-informed/ill-informed I became reasonably well-informed about the subject.2informed decision/choice/judgment etc a decision etc that is based on knowledge of a subject or situation: Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.3keep somebody informed to give someone the latest news and details about a situation: Please keep me fully informed of any developments.